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1 | I have been wanting to learn about 3D printing a long time so I really want this site to succeed but I have no previous experience with the subject.
I was wondering how can I help the site at this early stage. I thought about asking about how to get started with 3D printing but SE explicitly discourages "easy" questi... | [
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2 | There are many different printing technologies. While it might be clear to the asker that he's talking about his home 3D printing machine, that's not necessarily the case for those that try to answer the question.
I think it would help to specify the scope of questions with tags, to allow future visitors to identify w... | [
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"text": "No, there will be many questions which are more general in nature, and have little to do with the actual process u... | 2016/01/12 | [
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5 | Stack exchange isn't a good platform for product recommendations in general, but a few sites allow it with a tight focus and control. Some that have allowed it in the past have decided to discontinue it for a variety of reasons.
I expect at the start we are going to get a lot of "What specific machine should I use" or... | [
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"text": "I agree with Lefd's blog post: <https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/>\n\n... | 2016/01/12 | [
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6 | From [The 7 Essential Meta Questions of Every Beta](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/07/the-7-essential-meta-questions-of-every-beta/):
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What should our documentation contain?
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Much of the sites documentation will be the same as on every other Stack Exchange site: “be nice,... | [
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"text": "Don't worry about this.\n=======================\n\nBefore you worry about what you're Tour Page, Help Center..... | 2016/01/12 | [
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11 | Given our successful private beta, soon after we go public it will be time for us to get our first crop of moderators, as explained in the [“Moderator Pro Tempore” blog post](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/07/moderator-pro-tempore/):
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> About a week into the public beta, we will seek out members who are deeply e... | [
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"text": "I would like to nominate myself for a moderator, I think I'd be up for the job.\n\n<http://stackexchange.c... | 2016/01/12 | [
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18 | Are there plans or ideas floating around for a logo contest, or is that a Public-Beta stage thing? | [
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19 | Is it realistic or thought neccesary to develop a plugin/feature for this site, to automatically add a small info-box about a thingiverse link? An example of this is Apple's 3D touch technology. In theory, the plugin could recogize thingiverse links in questions and answers, replace the link with an image and the autho... | [
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"text": "Typically, it's a better idea to wait before you try to get this kind of thing integrated.\n\nEnthusiasm is great... | 2016/01/12 | [
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21 | It is very easy to ask questions that only tangentially involve 3D printing, such as:
* How do I drill a hole in a 3D printed part?
* How do I paint 3D printed parts?
* How do I sand, smooth, etc...?
* How do I take a picture with a 3D printed camera?
My last example is clearly not on topic, and the other examples ar... | [
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"text": "The dividing line of \"tangentially off topic\" is typically when the *actual* subject of the question being a... | 2016/01/12 | [
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28 | This has inspired some discussion and I may be just splitting hairs, but I've always been confused by this strategy. The specific example I'm referring to is here: <https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/29/60>
In many cases on SE, I see people post "Answers" that basically say "Don't do what you're doing. Instead you... | [
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"text": "If it tries to answer the question, it's still an answer... \n\nBut it doesn't mean it's always a good one.\n\nG... | 2016/01/13 | [
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30 | **A big shout out to all of us for a successful graduation into private beta.
Let's make it a success now, and make sure we graduate into a full-fledged site.
So, this is one post which every user of a private beta site should read and act accordingly.**
This is a reproduction of a moderator's (Riwhurz) [post on met... | [
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32 | This site may attract questions such as
* Is it legal to sell 3D printed objects from a model repository?
* Are 3D printed guns legal in my jurisdiction?
* If my custom-built printer sets my house on fire, does the insurance cover it?
Are such questions allowed on this site, or should they be redirected to a site dea... | [
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"text": "Yes, such questions should be on-topic. There can be partial overlap in sites' scopes, and unique legal i... | 2016/01/13 | [
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37 | What would be a good tag to use for doing business/making profit with a 3D printer? | [
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49 | I believe this question is asked on every private Beta... what should be the name of our chatroom? | [
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59 | We currently have quite a few tags about filament:
* [filament](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/filament "show questions tagged 'filament'")
* [plastic-filament](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/plastic-filament "show questions tagged 'plastic-filament'")
* [thermoplastic-fil... | [
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69 | The questions so far are pretty strongly geared towards hobbyist/consumer FFF machines. That's not necessarily bad, since that's where most legit questions will come from. (Not much reason to ask questions about a plug-and-play industrial machine.) But it's a pretty important scope distinction. So far, askers are not r... | [
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74 | We have only had activity on 3 questions in the past 2 days. It is recommended that we get 10 new questions per day. This is far below these goals.
What can we do to get more questions? | [
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76 | When 3D Printing moves into public beta, you're going to want to get the word out. And fast! One of the best ways to advertise ourselves across the entire Stack Exchange network is through community ads.
### So what are these "Community Ads?"
Graduated sites allow the community to advertise relevant products or serv... | [
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77 | Questions like:
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> *x* 3d printer is good?
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or
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> if it is my first printer, which model would you recommend
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or
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> What printer model to buy?
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79 | As you may or may not know, this is the third iteration of a proposal site that covers 3D Printing. The first 2 made it to the beta phase, but did not graduate from the beta successfully:
* [Digital Fabrication](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/41850/digital-fabrication)
* [Personal Manufacturing](http://area... | [
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83 | I feel like questions along the lines of, "my printer is crashing for no obvious reason, what should I do?" may be too broad and open-ended for this format. It's better handled by a forum where people can have running discussions to rule out a series of tests. What do you guys think? | [
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91 | [Methods for smoothing 3D objects](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/413/methods-for-smoothing-3d-objects)
So... maybe one day it becomes community wiki. I think that we need this type of questions, so we can provide more detailed answers to methods and practices. | [
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111 | I've been seeing feedback from people in other 3DP communities that they think this stack exchange site is driving away new users by holding newbie questions to an excessively high standard for quality. On one hand, we all know SE works best with clear and logical questions that lead to clear and logical answers. But t... | [
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116 | I just noticed that there is a large amount of tag wiki excerpts edits in the review queue, all of which are of the form:
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118 | I see there was already a meta question regarding this but it was back during the private beta. The site is now in the public beta and still not very healthy with only 2.1 questions per day and a very low 219 visits per day compared to the recommended 1,500...
I'm not sure what happens once the beta ends but only 14 d... | [
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123 | [A recent question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/973/which-properties-of-real-organs-do-3d-printed-organs-have) regarding bio-printing has been put on hold and I'd like to discuss the validity of the question here in the 3D Printing community.
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134 | The amount of posts being voted to closed is getting ridiculous. The last two posts have been printing related, one looking for information and the other a design question for 3D printing yet both have been voted to be closed.
Yes, I have read the other Meta post about how closing is not permanent ([Closing/locking t... | [
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138 | There has been a lot of questions and confusion about what is acceptable here on 3D Printing SE. Let's go ahead and discuss what types of questions should be acceptable on the site.
We're going to do this based on votes. I'll leave it up to debate in the comments below, but we'll emulate Area51 question requirements. ... | [
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141 | Context: I have absolutely no knowledge of 3D printing other than you need a computer, a printer, some software, and a design. That is literally the extent of my knowledge on 3D printing.
However, I have an idea of something I'd like to have 3D printed. While the idea has a fairly reasonably defined shape in mind, it ... | [
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147 | We have [a recent question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/1117/alternative-3d-molding-techniques-at-home) that brings up the question of "*Should we support general hobbyist questions?*"
Currently, there doesn't appear to be a viable site within the SE network. The question at hand seems to be a mix b... | [
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151 | Are there any official naming conventions for tag names on Stack Exchange? And if not, how should tags be named?
From what I understand, one typically adds a *dash* (-) where you normally would leave a *space*, but how about tags that derive from words that are *[CamelCased](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/q... | [
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156 | I'd like to discuss the case ['How to enlarge a Sketchup Model'](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/1144/how-to-enlarge-a-sketchup-model) question and my answer of course.
I do agree with Robert Cehlouba when he said:
'*The folks here will work hard to curate this collection of knowledge(...)*'
It's true ... | [
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159 | It's pretty manageable right now due to the low question rate, but I think maybe ~3% of all questions this site will get, forever, will be "what's the best printer" or "what printer should I buy" type questions. They're mostly coming from people who don't know enough about 3DP to articulate their requirements, so they'... | [
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177 | [This question](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/244366/how-do-i-tell-if-my-thermistors-are-10k-or-100k) was migrated to electronics.SE. To me the migration makes no sense:
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* This site can provide a more specialized answer th... | [
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179 | I originally posted this on Meta StackExchange to judge whether my thoughts fit within SE and have been redirected back to our Meta.
We've received a few questions along the lines of purchasing references since we've opened in Beta. While I personally don't think direct questions about "*What is the best 3D printer to... | [
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182 | Following this [issue](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/2617/decent-cnc-control-software-for-osx) I would like to propose to allow general CNC related questions here as well. 3D Printers are CNC machines, they only add instead of subtract. 3D printers use G-Code, just like CNC milling machines.
3D Printi... | [
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189 | I noticed that the most popular tag (82 questions tagged) is [3d-printer](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/3d-printer), and that we also have a [3d-printing](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/3d-printing) tag (23 questions). These seem extremely redundant to me, given that they ... | [
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196 | In past few months, there are a devastatingly few number of users that cast up votes, and many of users aren't coming back to site, and existing users don't have so much reputation, because no one is voting up great questions / answers.
So... let me start like this..
[THIS IS REALLY DEVASTATING](https://3dprinting.st... | [
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197 | I'd like to talk about site building a little bit. We have now been in public Beta for almost a year now and I feel that we've learned a lot about what audience we have here on Stack Exchange. However, we've got a little ways to go before we can make it out of Beta.
The Stats
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213 | I'll start off on a good note and congratulate everyone in the community for continually supporting each other. We have maintained a great answer rate here on 3D Printing SE with a answer rate of 96%. I believe this rate has been maintained since day one and it's hard to keep up, especially with fluctuations in user ac... | [
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"text": "Hands up, guilty as charged. In my defence sometimes using the answer as given raises even more questions. In ... | 2017/01/28 | [
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219 | I know that here at SE I cant ask recommendation of products and so. I have a printer that I wanna buy and I want to know if it's good. Where should I post this question in order to get some smart people to take a look? | [
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222 | This question may require migration to Meta.SE, as it could be a site-wide "bug", but I thought that I would test the waters here, to see if there is an obvious explanation.
I noticed that a question of mine had been modified, on April 16, by "Song Khmer" in the [unanswered questions list](https://3dprinting.stackexch... | [
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226 | I have just edited a new post, [Help understanding bridge settings](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/4153/help-understanding-bridge-settings), so that the video would be "inlined" and playable in the post itself1.
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230 | We have, now, assertained that *inlined videos* (for want of a better description) are currently turned off (disabled) for SE 3D Printing, but can be turned on at any time, and there is no need to wait for the site to exit Beta, see [Is the "inlining videos" capability turned off on this site?](https://3dprinting.meta.... | [
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236 | Do we want to add a BLOG to this site?
Blogs are another way of communicating things that don't fit the Q&A model.
Here is a good description of [what a Blog is and how you can start one](https://stackoverflow.blog/2011/06/23/blog-overflow/).
This post on the SuperUser Blog asking for [help with their Blog](http://bl... | [
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246 | Should we add a tag for 'laser' for those of us who are attaching laser cutters/burners to 3D printers to turn them into 3D CNC. Or is this drifting too far off topic from "3d printing"? | [
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249 | [This post](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/4642/233) has been up for 4-5 days now. I flagged it originally when it was first posted and that flag aged away, I have now flagged it again and it's still here. We have one [user](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/1263/szymon-b%C4%99czkowski) that shares par... | [
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255 | There are currently about 50 questions containing the words “[leveling](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22leveling%22%20is%3Aq)” or “[levelling](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22levelling%22%20is%3Aq)”. I think it would be helpful to unify them with a tag, but I can't find an appropriate ... | [
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260 | I recently asked a question ([Is there any public and reasonably accurate 3D scan from a Cray-2 computer?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/is-there-any-public-and-reasonably-accurate-3d-scan-from-a-cray-2-computer)) about where to find (if there is any, because I tried and there seems not to be) a 3... | [
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264 | I can't find an answer to this question on the "mother" meta website; hope this is not related to my choice of words in the search box.
The statistics of the [3D Printing](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/) on [Area51](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/82438/3d-printing) show that only few items (question... | [
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270 | What is the difference between [post-production](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/post-production "show questions tagged 'post-production'") and [post-processing](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/post-processing "show questions tagged 'post-processing'"), or are they synonyms? ... | [
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276 | *Please note; Due to its very nature, this post is very subjective and is **not** intended to be a definitive list of categories. It is merely an attempt to offer one perspective of what has been suggested, and to ask "How should we move forward?"*
---
Sometimes it is a bit hard to see the wood for the trees...
Foll... | [
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292 | as it is currently, there are several [diy-3d-printer](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/diy-3d-printer "show questions tagged 'diy-3d-printer'") questions that gave info about a specific printer. While I tried to add the appropriate names for these kit-printers, I feel that it technically is inappr... | [
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298 | At the moment there are two tags related to fans:
* [print-fan](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/print-fan "show questions tagged 'print-fan'")
* [fans](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fans "show questions tagged 'fans'")
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303 | There are times when certain standardised comments are called for.
Here are some examples (the links go to the various sections below, under the Answers):
* [General comments](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/303/do-we-have-standardised-comments#answer-305)
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314 | Our site is dealing with electronics and practical engineering, so we use formulas in questions and answers on occasion, most usually when we have to figure out electronic ratings.
When we talk about the [design](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/760/analytic-equations-to-make-algorithm-of-3d-printer) or... | [
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317 | I'm seeing a current trend towards many questions only receiving a single answer, and according the the [Area 51](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/82438/3d-printing) stats, we ought to have an *average* closer to 2.5. Granted that some questions are really only in need of a single (obvious) answer, I think we'... | [
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"text": "Well done for bringing this up. I was looking at those numbers too. \n\nReferring to [this post](https://3dp... | 2018/08/15 | [
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321 | I see a number of people writing "CURA", when I have always called it "Cura". So I started to wonder if CURA was a *capitalised* acronym, like LiDAR or NATO (but not like radar or laser).
I had a look and the Wikipedia entry, [Cura (software)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_(software)) doesn't appear to suggest th... | [
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324 | Yesterday, I was reading 3dprinting.meta and read a suggestion that (which I rephrase as) we should ask questions for the purpose of bringing answers inside our tent.
I spent some time thinking about questions I have been asked by friends who purchased FDM machines and were starting to undertake their own designs. In ... | [
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329 | We have two tags: [support](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support "show questions tagged 'support'") & [support-structures](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-structures "show questions tagged 'support-structures'")
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332 | There was a previous question suggesting that the [support](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support "show questions tagged 'support'") and [support-materials](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/support-materials "show questions tagged 'support-materials'") tags should be merged,... | [
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341 | We were offered to [get MathJax enabled](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314/can-we-get-mathjax-enabled).
Now, we need to decide on which character to have text between them parsed into MathJax! So please either add your suggestion or cast your vote! | [
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346 | Tag [nylon](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nylon "show questions tagged 'nylon'") exists already, but I think it would be incredibly useful to have a TPE/TPU tag and a tag for all flexibles as a category.
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349 | As some people probably know, this is the 3rd iteration of a SE site proposal whose scope covers 3D printers. The first 2 were [Personal Manufacturing](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/22246/personal-manufacturing)(before my time) and [Digital Fabrication](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/41850/digita... | [
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365 | Just a random thought, and if I wasn't asking the question myself I'd probably down vote it, but... are screenshots the best way to show printer settings, or would a text version be better?
Ok, yes, a screenshot is probably easier to do and post, and will show a familiar UI and be easy on the eye and make it easy to ... | [
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371 | For those who did not know, linking to off-site content in answers is a no-go at SE sites unless you provide context. From [help](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer):
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> **Provide context for links**
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384 | It is open season for posting ads on other sites. It might be a good idea to take advantage of this to help 3dPrinting.SE grow. I'm wondering what everyone might think about it?
If it does interest you, please post up an answer to this question with where you might think would be a good place to advertise. Usually, th... | [
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394 | I don't want to ask off-topic and opinion questions here, but I would like to find a cadre of others dialing in their devices.
Any ideas? | [
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"text": "I stumbled across this forum/group, [Original Prusa i3 MMU2S & MMU2](https://forum.prusaprinters.org/forum/e... | 2019/04/22 | [
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404 | I found this question, [laser is engraving the negative space](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10010/laser-is-engraving-the-negative-space) in the close queue this morning as being off topic. I was about to respond, and through I'd look at the community view on meta. I found this question and answer: [FD... | [
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412 | Should we really close this question: [3d printer part clones from china - legality](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/10200/3d-printer-part-clones-from-china-legality)..?
Are legal questions on topic? We have a legal section in the [Game plan - What is on-topic?](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.co... | [
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413 | Our topics page has been sorely lacking for a few years now, and in need of an update, in order to reflect what the site has become, and to take into account what people has been asking for. Note that, the core concept is still the same - 3D Printing. However, the scope has been widened in a number of ways/directions. ... | [
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423 | 3D Printing's [First Pro-Tem moderator election](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/election/1) has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderators is:
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430 | We should do some tag maintenance, especially regarding printers to make them easier to read. Use an answer to propose a change, merge or split. Discussions for each change should go into the comments of each change.
Some things are easier than others:
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439 | Every time I write "Cura" in a question or answer, it gets edited to "Ultimaker Cura", [most recently](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/a/10940/11157) resulting in awkward verbose repetition that required additional edits to fix. I don't see any justification for requiring use of official verbose names for software... | [
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449 | We are currently looking at the scope definition on the Arts & Crafts site. Some 3D subject matter could be on-topic there, and we don't want to steal any thunder from the 3D Printing site. Your "what's on topic" discussion in the Help section covers a lot of subject matter beyond 3D printing per se. It also lists a cu... | [
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453 | Half a year passed since [Tag Maintenance Summer 2019](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/430/tag-maintenance-summer-2019). A lot was done, some wasn't, so cleanup and rinse and repeat: Let's do some tag maintenance, especially regarding printers to make them easier to read. Use an answer to propose a ... | [
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"text": "Laundry list:\n=============\n\nOpen\n----\n\n* [Filled PLA](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/a/458/8884)... | 2019/12/08 | [
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466 | As the question states, should [bed](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/bed "show questions tagged 'bed'") and [build-plate](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/build-plate "show questions tagged 'build-plate'") be merged? Basically, both tags refer to the same part of the printer; ... | [
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476 | [Updating Marlin Firmware - Step by Step Guide](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/12153/updating-marlin-firmware-step-by-step-guide)
Pahi asks for step by step updates, but is locked for comments, answers, or edits. How does one help? | [
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480 | Several questions are related to first layer calibration or issues: I found 43 of them with "first layer" in the title alone, 150 with "first layer" anywhere (no duplicates).
I propose adding a "first-layer" tag to more easily retrieve said questions.
I already applied it to my latest question without thinking about ... | [
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494 | I've been here for a little while. I am still a low-reputation of SE, with most of my involvement being here. I know that each SE has it's own personality, somewhat derived from the charter, somewhat from the written standards, and somewhat determined by the customary practices in the community.
I have found from read... | [
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501 | Currently, pure CAD questions are out of scope of our Stack, but we have quite some cases that edge, where the question about the CAD is about how to make a model printable or design principles or such.
Where do we draw the line in the sand? [This was once discussed in 2016, but no conclusive answer defined.](https://... | [
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519 | I've just noticed this Meta post, [Testing three-vote close and reopen on 13 network sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/364007/280335) and I wondered whether we should employ it here, and what do other people think?
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524 | Our site has the default Stack Exchange logo (text balloon with text 3D), is it possible to change this logo?
I was thinking of something like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4VXE.png)
or
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537 | We got [MathJax enabled](https://3dprinting.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314/can-we-get-mathjax-enabled). Today I learned that there is even more! We could have [**support for Physical units** enabled as part of the mhchem package](https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9710/can-we-extend-mhchem-sup... | [
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565 | Looking through tags, I noticed that there are many different kinds of tags excerpt. A few examples:
>
> For questions about the Creality Ender 3 family of 3D printers
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568 | As you all know, advertising is an important source of revenue for Stack Overflow and it helps us support all the sites across the Stack Exchange Network and the resources that go into maintaining and improving the experience on the platform. We are going to be introducing middle sidebar ads, which have been on the mai... | [
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571 | In the last weeks, I have seen about half a dozen answers that do not answer the questions properly and just read *strange*. I ran them through [writer's AI content checker](https://writer.com/ai-content-detector/) and for the worst ones got scores of 19% to 45% Human generated text. [Copyleaks AI checker](https://copy... | [
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1 | When I've printed an object I've had to choose between high resolution and quick prints. What techniques or technologies can I use or deploy to speed up my high resolution prints? | [
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2 | I would like to buy a 3D printer, but I'm concerned about the health risks that are associated with its operation. Some groups of scientists say it can be [harmful](http://www.techworld.com/news/personal-tech/scientists-warn-of-3d-printing-health-effects-as-tech-hits-high-street-3460992/) for humans.
What do I need to... | [
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3 | I know the minimum layer height will effect how detailed of an item you can print and the amount of time it takes to print something, but is it necessary to have an extremely low minimum layer height if you plan to print only larger objects? | [
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4 | Plastic is used in 3D FDM/FFF printing partly because it had a wide temperature range for its glass state - where it can be flowed with some force, but won't flow due only to gravity.
Most metals have a very narrow, or non-existant, glass state. They transition from solid to liquid with almost no flowable-but-not-liqu... | [
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5 | What are the main differences when using ABS over PLA and vice versa? | [
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"text": "Paraphrasing [this](http://www.protoparadigm.com/news-updates/the-difference-between-abs-and-pla-for-3d-printing/) sit... | 2016/01/12 | [
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6 | My MakerBot printer supports only two filaments at the same time.
What are techniques to print objects with more than two colors for one object? | [
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10 | I'd like to print modifications for my bird feeder, both to patch over the hail damage from last summer and to try to deter the neighborhood squirrels. I have an FDM printer (and experience with nylon, ABS, and PLA, though don't restrict answers to those if there's something else that's better), what kind of filament w... | [
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11 | The surfaces of my printed parts using PLA plastic look rough and uneven.
Would changing filament to a better one make any difference?
If not, what kind of methods can I use to achieve a smoother finish for my for 3D-printed objects? | [
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"text": "It is called **Acetone Finishing**\n\nBasically the 3D printed part stays in acetone vapor and the outer shell turns to sm... | 2016/01/12 | [
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13 | With an ABS or PLA extrusion 3D printer, are there any potentially negative quality differences that could occur if I try to print at a higher resolution?
I am not concerned about print time as the equipment is not under high demand. I am, however, worried the device may be more prone to fracture, likely to have defec... | [
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14 | I would like to print parts (e.g. jewellery) for use which I don't want to look or feel like a plastic, but metal-like, so briefly people won't see much difference.
Are there any specific type of home-printers that can achieve that? Or it's rather kind of filament that you should use? | [
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16 | I am aware of several "clear" filaments for a ABS or PLA printer. They, however, have a cloudy or frosted glass appearance. I do not believe this is possible to eliminate but I believe it can be reduced.
Are there effective ways to make a print have a more transparent appearance? | [
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19 | My printed parts consist rafts, supports and other extraneous filament when printing with ABS or PLA.
What are efficient general techniques of removing them? | [
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20 | I would like to understand the differences between rafts, skirts and brims. They appear in the software which I'm using to edit my 3D objects.
Can anybody elaborate what are these and what are the main differences between them? | [
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22 | I've acquired all the parts to build a Reprap Prusa i3 rework, the only missing part is the frame.
I'm in doubt between a MDF cut (cheaper) or acrylic (more expensive), of course a cheaper one is my preferred option until I see any disadvantage on making it of wood.
I thought about variables like heat and humidity ... | [
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